UK Parliament · Public Bill · No. 3021
Building Safety Act 2022
[As Introduced]
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The Building Safety Act 2022 introduces tougher safety standards and oversight for highrise residential buildings in England. It requires better quality control during construction, regular inspections, and clearer responsibility for keeping buildings safe, particularly in response to fires like the Grenfell Tower tragedy.
Presented by Michael Gove
supported by Lord Greenhalgh.
supported by Lord Greenhalgh.
✓ Passed into lawPublicLords
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The people's count18 votes
0% Aye · 0100% No · 18
MPs' vote506 MPs
63% Ayes · 31837% Noes · 188
The democratic gap
63% , a wide gap
Outcome mismatch, the public would block this bill, but Parliament passed it.
Bill passage
Commons
- 1st reading5 Jul 2021
- 2nd reading21 Jul 2021
- Committee stage9 Sept 2021
- Report stage19 Jan 2022
- 3rd reading19 Jan 2022
Lords
- 1st reading20 Jan 2022
- 2nd reading2 Feb 2022
- Committee stage21 Feb 2022
- Report stage29 Mar 2022
- 3rd reading4 Apr 2022
Royal Assent28 Apr 2022